salonprofile APJ 96 Situated in Coorparoo, a suburb on the outskirts of Brisbane, Queensland, Aesthetica is a buzzing salon that boasts a diverse range of services that are both broad and specialised. Permanent hair reduction, skin-management solutions and a complete range of beauty therapy services, plus makeup and style consultancy as well as hair services. As any business owner will tell you the success of any salon also leans heavily on the passion and commitment of its staff, and Aesthetica has a rising star that it is happy to boast about. Michelle Killeen, fondly nicknamed “Irish”, with a friendly smile, cheery laugh and inexhaustible sense of humour, is one of Aesthetica's highly qualified senior beauty therapists. Having just celebrated two years with Aesthetica this March, Michelle recently also graduated from a level 7 post-graduate qualification in IPL/Laser hair reduction. The 70110 Vocational Graduate Certificate in IPL/Laser Hair Reduction is a government approved qualification and Michelle was one of the first in Australia to obtain this qualification as part of the National Workforce Development Fund – the first co-contribution government-funded program for the beauty industry. This initiative was introduced to the beauty industry by APAN, which was appointed by Services Skills Australia as the lead organisation. APAN selected and made this qualification available to the industry through four Registered Training Organisations, one of which was Beauty Therapy Training Australia in Cooloongatta, Queensland, from whom Michelle completed her qualification over a six-month period. Despite her youth, Michelle has an extensive background in Beauty Therapy, an interest that began back in her home country of Ireland. “In high school, I knew I wanted to work in a profession that would use my hands,” says Michelle. When a visiting beauty therapist spoke during a career guidance class about working in the industry, Michelle, at the age of 15, knew she had found her career path. After high school, Michelle attended Mayoralty College in Galway, completing a full-time Beauty, Body and Massage course. One of her awarded diplomas – the CIDESCO – is an internationally recognised qualification allowing the holder to work in over 32 countries and is no small effort to attain. For three years Michelle worked in the prestigious Ashford Castle in Mayo – a five-star hotel voted No. 1 best hotel resort in Ireland, “It was such a beautiful place to go to work,” says Michelle. spa in Jindalee in Queensland, which focused on traditional beauty At Ashford Castle, Michelle worked as a full-time spa therapist and spa treatments. carrying out five-star treatments in massage, facials and body therapy. Seeking a more permanent position, Michelle joined Aesthetica in Moving to Australia, Michelle commenced working in a luxury day Michelle Killeen – A Rising Star at Aesthetica Article by Jennifer Johnson
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salonprofile
APJ 96
Situated in Coorparoo, a suburb on the
outskirts of Brisbane, Queensland,
Aesthetica is a buzzing salon that boasts a
diverse range of services that are both broad
and specialised. Permanent hair reduction,
skin-management solutions and a complete
range of beauty therapy services, plus
makeup and style consultancy as well as hair
services.
As any business owner will tell you the
success of any salon also leans heavily on
the passion and commitment of its staff, and
Aesthetica has a rising star that it is happy to
boast about.
Michelle Killeen, fondly nicknamed “Irish”,
with a friendly smile, cheery laugh and
inexhaustible sense of humour, is one of
Aesthetica's highly qualified senior beauty
therapists.
Having just celebrated two years with Aesthetica
this March, Michelle recently also graduated
from a level 7 post-graduate qualification in
IPL/Laser hair reduction. The 70110 Vocational
Graduate Certificate in IPL/Laser Hair
Reduction is a government approved
qualification and Michelle was one of the first in
Australia to obtain this qualification as part of the
National Workforce Development Fund – the
first co-contribution government-funded
program for the beauty industry. This initiative
was introduced to the beauty industry by APAN,
which was appointed by Services Skills Australia
as the lead organisation.
APAN selected and made this qualification
available to the industry through four Registered
Training Organisations, one of which was Beauty Therapy Training
Australia in Cooloongatta, Queensland, from whom Michelle
completed her qualification over a six-month period.
Despite her youth, Michelle has an extensive background in Beauty
Therapy, an interest that began back in her home country of Ireland.
“In high school, I knew I wanted to work in a profession that would use
my hands,” says Michelle. When a visiting beauty therapist spoke
during a career guidance class about working in the industry,
Michelle, at the age of 15, knew she had found her career path.
After high school, Michelle attended Mayoralty College in Galway,
completing a full-time Beauty, Body and Massage course. One of her
awarded diplomas – the CIDESCO – is an internationally recognised
qualification allowing the holder to work in over 32 countries and is
no small effort to attain.
For three years Michelle worked in the prestigious Ashford Castle in
Mayo – a five-star hotel voted No. 1 best hotel resort in Ireland, “It was
such a beautiful place to go to work,” says Michelle.
spa in Jindalee in Queensland, which focused on traditional beauty At Ashford Castle, Michelle worked as a full-time spa therapist and spa treatments.carrying out five-star treatments in massage, facials and body therapy.
Seeking a more permanent position, Michelle joined Aesthetica in Moving to Australia, Michelle commenced working in a luxury day
Situated in Coorparoo, a suburb on the
outskirts of Brisbane, Queensland,
Aesthetica is a buzzing salon that boasts a
diverse range of services that are both broad
and specialised. Permanent hair reduction,
skin-management solutions and a complete
range of beauty therapy services, plus
makeup and style consultancy as well as hair
services.
As any business owner will tell you the
success of any salon also leans heavily on
the passion and commitment of its staff, and
Aesthetica has a rising star that it is happy to
boast about.
Michelle Killeen, fondly nicknamed “Irish”,
with a friendly smile, cheery laugh and
inexhaustible sense of humour, is one of
Aesthetica's highly qualified senior beauty
therapists.
Having just celebrated two years with Aesthetica
this March, Michelle recently also graduated
from a level 7 post-graduate qualification in
IPL/Laser hair reduction. The 70110 Vocational
Graduate Certificate in IPL/Laser Hair
Reduction is a government approved
qualification and Michelle was one of the first in
Australia to obtain this qualification as part of the
National Workforce Development Fund – the
first co-contribution government-funded
program for the beauty industry. This initiative
was introduced to the beauty industry by APAN,
which was appointed by Services Skills Australia
as the lead organisation.
APAN selected and made this qualification
available to the industry through four Registered
Training Organisations, one of which was Beauty Therapy Training
Australia in Cooloongatta, Queensland, from whom Michelle
completed her qualification over a six-month period.
Despite her youth, Michelle has an extensive background in Beauty
Therapy, an interest that began back in her home country of Ireland.
“In high school, I knew I wanted to work in a profession that would use
my hands,” says Michelle. When a visiting beauty therapist spoke
during a career guidance class about working in the industry,
Michelle, at the age of 15, knew she had found her career path.
After high school, Michelle attended Mayoralty College in Galway,
completing a full-time Beauty, Body and Massage course. One of her
awarded diplomas – the CIDESCO – is an internationally recognised
qualification allowing the holder to work in over 32 countries and is
no small effort to attain.
For three years Michelle worked in the prestigious Ashford Castle in
Mayo – a five-star hotel voted No. 1 best hotel resort in Ireland, “It was
such a beautiful place to go to work,” says Michelle.
spa in Jindalee in Queensland, which focused on traditional beauty At Ashford Castle, Michelle worked as a full-time spa therapist and spa treatments.carrying out five-star treatments in massage, facials and body therapy.
Seeking a more permanent position, Michelle joined Aesthetica in Moving to Australia, Michelle commenced working in a luxury day
Michelle Killeen – A Rising Star at Aesthetica
Article by Jennifer Johnson
APJ 97
The theory and physicals of light-based technology and in
particular IPL and laser
Health and safety requirements, protocols and procedures
Maintain infection control
Designing individual treatment plans
Studying various case studies relating to this procedure
Skin types and determining appropriate application perimeters
Treatment techniques for best treatment outcomes
Case studies and their relevance to the treatment
Other technologies and associated treatments to complement
these treatments
“We are pleased to have Michelle gain this qualification as this will
contribute to our long-term success in March 2012, where she began learning more these services, as we have 14 years of advanced beauty-therapy procedures. IPL experience on record in our “Aesthetica is heavily involved in hair removal, salon,” says Tracy.skin rejuvenation, vascular and skin
pigmentation, along with corrective and anti- “I would like to thank Angie Smith at ageing treatments using modern equipment Beauty Therapy Training Australia in technologies and protocols,” Michelle says. Queensland with who I undertook my
training, Michelle said. “Her When Michelle finished college in Ireland, IPL t each ing was thorough and and laser therapy was very new to the industry. comprehensive and has given me “Before IPL hair-removal methods were great confidence in moving forward waxing, tweezing, sugar methods, which, as we with high skills and knowledge in know, are all temporary,” Michelle confirms. delivering successful and effective “The IPL machine revolutionised the hair- IPL treatments.removal industry, and when I started working
with Aesthetica I wanted to know more about “I also would like to thank APAN for permanent hair reduction.” the services they are providing me as
a member. Their Code of Ethics is Aesthetica's Salon Director, Tracy Dobbin, ever exceptional and their services and mindful of providing the latest and safest support to me as a professional allows services to clients, encouraged Michelle to gain me to feel a sense of protection and higher qualification in IPL and laser. Due to a that I can always turn to an industry lack of regulations several unscrupulous expert who can give me credible, operators whose services contributed to burns professional advice and guide me have had their stories aired on A Current Affair with any decision-making. As an and other TV programs, contributing to the APAN member I can now access industry receiving bad publicity. numerous discounts. As an example I can secure a 25% discount on
my insurance for my IPL services. With this in mind APAN saw the opportunity to assist businesses gain
qualifications in this area, and so when the government approached “APAN is a highly respected body in the industry and is them to nominate a qualification they immediately identified the acknowledged for their pursuit of initiatives such as their conference 70110 Vocational Graduate Certificate in IPL and Laser Hair programs and their journal APJ in assisting the industry to achieve a Reduction as the preferred qualification to request government- higher professional status,” Michelle concluded.funded support for salon owners and their staff.
In completing this qualification Michelle gained competence in both
the theory and practical application of laser and IPL hair reduction.
The course was comprehensive and included:
AESTHETICA is located at 8/377 Cavendish Road, Coorparoo,